Tsantsabane
Local municipality
Official seal of Tsantsabane
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°15′S 22°30′E / 28.250°S 22.500°E / -28.250; 22.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
SeatPostmasburg
Wards7
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMpho Mashila (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total35,093
 • Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African52.8%
 • Coloured37.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White8.4%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans55.2%
 • Tswana33.2%
 • Xhosa2.4%
 • English2.3%
 • Other6.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC085

Tsantsabane Municipality (Afrikaans: Tsantsabane Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tsantsabane) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).[4]

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Glosam3810021.20119
Goedgedacht3810030.28746
Groenwater3810041.40739
Postmasburg381005158.4130,089
Tsantsabane NU and the
remainder of the municipality		38100118171.503,399

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Tsantsabane local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 4,5344,4789,01250.4%707
Save Tsantsabane Coalition 1,6091,8173,42619.2%022
Democratic Alliance 1,2941,3102,60414.6%022
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,0851,0632,14812.0%022
Freedom Front Plus 2142094232.4%000
Independent candidates 185–1851.0%0–0
African People's Convention 3442760.4%000
Total 8,9558,91917,8747613
Valid votes 8,9558,91917,87497.7%
Spoilt votes 2142004142.3%
Total votes cast 9,1699,11918,288
Voter turnout 9,170
Registered voters 18,336
Turnout percentage 50.0%

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Statistics South Africa - Tsantsabane
  6. ↑ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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